Some Nights was written by Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff.
Recorded: 2011
Released: June 4, 2012
Album Some Nights
Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at ~ 108 bpm (♩)
Chords: C, F, G, Am, F6
Some Nights
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
C F C
Some nights, I stay up cash-ing in my bad luck
F C G
Some nights, I call it a draw
C F C
Some nights, I wish that my lips could build a cas-tle
F C G
Some nights, I wish they'd just fall off
F C F C
But I still wake u-u-p, I still see your ghost
F C G
Oh Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for oh (oh-oh-woah-oh) F C F C Am
What do I stand for? (oh-oh-woah-oh) What do I stand for most nights ?
G F
I don't know Any-more...
F C F C F C G Woah - oh Woah - oh - oh - oh Woah - oh - oh - oh Oh - oh
F C F C F C G
Woah - oh Woah - oh - oh - oh Woah - oh - oh - oh Oh - oh
F C F C
This is it, boys, this is war What are we wait-ing for?
F C G
Why don't we break the rules al-rea-dy?
F C F C
I was ne-ver one to be-lieve the hype Save that for the black and white
F C
I try twice as hard and I'm half as liked
G G
But here they come a-gain to jack my style | 𝄎 |
F C
That's al-right (that's alright) F C
I found a mar-tyr in my bed to-night
F C G
Stops my bones from won-der-ing just who I Who I Who I
F C F C F C G
A-a-a-am Oh who am I-I Mm-mm Mm-mm
F C F C
Well, some nights I wish that this all would end
F C G
'Cause I could use some friends for a change
F C F C
And some nights I'm scared you'll for-get me a-gain
F C G
Some nights I al-ways win I al-ways win
F C F C
But I still wake u-u-p, I still see your ghost
F C G
Oh Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for oh (oh-oh-woah-oh) F C F C Am
What do I stand for? (oh-oh-woah-oh) What do I stand for most nights ?
G
I don't know...
F CBridge: So this is it? I sold my soul for this?
G
Washed my hands of that for this?
I miss my mom and dad for this?
F C
No When I see stars When I see stars That's all they are
G
When I hear songs They sound like a swan
F C G G
So come on Oh come on Oh come on Oh come | on |
F C F C
Well, that is it guys, that is all Five min-utes in and I'm bored a-gain
F C G
Ten years of this, I'm not sure if an-y-bod-y un-der-stands
F C F C
This one is not for the folks at home Sor-ry to leave mom, I had to go
F C G
Who the f*** wants to die a-lone all dried up in the de-sert sun?
F C F C
My heart is break-ing for my sis-ter and the con that she called "love"
F
And then I look into my ne-phew's eyes...
F6 F
Man, you wouldn't be-lieve The most a-maz-ing things
F6 G G
That can come from-o-om | 𝄎 |
F C F C F C G
Some ter-ri-ble |lie - Ahhh...| - | - | |
F C F C F C G
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F C F C F C G Woah - oh Woah - oh - oh - oh Woah - oh - oh - oh Oh - oh
F C F C F C G
Woah - oh Woah - oh - oh - oh Woah - oh - oh - oh Oh - ohF C Outro: The o-ther night You would-n't be-lieve
F C
The dream I just had a-bout you and me
F C G
I called you up, but we'd both agree | |
F C F C
It's for the best you did-n't lis-ten
F C G
It's for the best we get our dis-tance Oh...
F C F C
It's for the best you did-n't listen
F C G
It's for the best we get our dis-tance Oh...
F C F C F C G
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4/4: This means there are 4 quarter-note or crotchet beats per bar. This can be counted as
| 1 2 3 4 | or |1& 2& 3& 4&| etc.
The song starts at approximately 1.02 minutes into the video.
The hyphen between 2 chords in a bar means the chords share equal beat counts in that bar, which in this case is 2 beats per chord (4/4 time), e.g., | F - C | means 2 beat counts on F and 2 beat counts on C. In the song this is shown as follows due to the transposition feature:
F C
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I haven't included all the bars with split-timing as above, as it occurs right throughout the song. I have only included them where I felt they were needed.
F6 chord is easy to play... just play an F chord, and add your pinkie on the 3rd fret, second string (D)... see chart above.
||: F - C | F - C | F - C | G :|| means you play the 4 bars and repeat them once again, unless stated otherwise... 8 bars in total.
Please Note: We have had to place chords above the bars in the song so that transpositions can be made if required.